/*
 * File     : ByValue.java
 * Created  : 1 May 2011
 *
 * Copyright © 2011 Matthew Wilson (mj. {my-surname} .uk {at} gmail.com)
 *
 * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
 * it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
 * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
 * (at your option) any later version.
 *
 * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
 * GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
 *
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
 * along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 */
package com.googlecode.dni;

import java.lang.annotation.Documented;
import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
import java.lang.annotation.Target;

/**
 * <p>
 *  Annotates a structure field or parameter to indicate that the given
 *  structure type (or array thereof) passed by value.
 * </p>
 *
 * @author Matthew Wilson
 */
@Retention( RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME )
@Target( { ElementType.METHOD, ElementType.PARAMETER } )
@Documented
// TODO I'm considering deleting this as it's redundant -- everything is by value normally
public @interface ByValue
{

    // nothing

}
